Consolidated Balance Sheet (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 856,238	$ 484,363
Short-term investments	12,971	30,609
Accounts receivable
Accounts receivable, gross	755,485	824,015
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivables	(31,855)	(31,880)
Accounts receivable, net	723,630	792,135
Finance receivables
Finance receivables	1,296,673	1,370,305
Allowance for credit losses	(45,583)	(48,709)
Finance receivables, net	1,251,090	1,321,596
Inventories	178,599	168,967
Current income taxes	102,556	103,542
Other current assets and prepayments	134,774	107,029
Total current assets	3,259,858	3,008,241
Property, plant and equipment, net	404,146	426,501
Rental property and equipment, net	258,711	300,170
Long-term finance receivables
Finance receivables	1,123,638	1,265,220
Allowance for credit losses	(17,847)	(20,721)
Finance receivables, net	1,105,791	1,244,499
Investment in leveraged leases	138,271	251,006
Goodwill	2,147,088	2,306,793
Intangible assets, net	212,603	297,443
Non-current income taxes	89,992	130,601
Other assets	530,644	478,769
Total assets	8,147,104	8,444,023
Current liabilities:
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current	1,840,465	1,828,755
Current income taxes	242,972	192,924
Notes payable & current portion of long-term obligations	550,000	50,000
Reserve account deposits	458,425	481,900
Total current liabilities	3,091,862	2,553,579
Deferred taxes on income	175,944	261,118
Tax uncertainties and other income tax liabilities	194,840	536,531
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	3,683,909	4,239,248
Other non-current liabilities	743,165	653,758
Total liabilities	7,889,720	8,244,234
Noncontrolling interests (Preferred stockholders' equity in subsidiaries)	296,370	296,370
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 15)	0
Stockholders' deficit:
Cumulative preferred stock, $50 par value, 4% convertible	4	4
Cumulative preference stock, no par value, $2.12 convertible	659	752
Common stock, $1 par value (480,000,000 shares authorized; 323,337,912 shares issued)	323,338	323,338
Additional paid-in capital	240,584	250,928
Retained earnings	4,600,217	4,282,316
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(661,645)	(473,806)
Treasury stock, at cost (119,999,023 and 116,140,084 shares, respectively)	(4,542,143)	(4,480,113)
Total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and stockholders' deficit	$ 8,147,104	$ 8,444,023